Gbease-cup



L. N. VINCE T.

GREASE CUP. APPLICATION HLED MAR.30,1916.

Patented Aug. 22, 191.6.

2 SHEETS$HEET I.

L. N. VINCENT.

GREASE CUP.

APPLICAHON HLED MAR 30. 1915.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 means, guide its movement, and automatigrease cups particularly LOUIS vmoia v'r, orrnnscoir'r,

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1'0 all whom it may camera:

Be it known that residing-at Prescott, in the county of'Yavapai and State of Arizona, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grease-Cups; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the in the art to which itpertains to ma e and use the same, j

inventionrela'tes to improvements in for use'on the moving parts of machinery, for instance on the connecting rods ofa locomotive.

Theinvention consists in the several features and combination of features asmore fully hereinafter described and; claimed.

It has forits' object to provide means for automatically feeding the grease said means being operated by the movement of the part of the machinery on which it is mounted.

It further' has for its object to provide means'foranonnting the reciprocable weight which can be renewed when itbecomes worn orbroken.

It further has. for its object to provide means for forming a stop to limit the downward movementbf the slidablecup abutment for the weight.

It further, has for its object/t0 provide reciprocable means for efi'cting the automatic feeding of the grease. 1

It further has for its object to provide means whereby the'feeding of the greasecan be manually effected if so desired. It further has for its-object to automatically increase'the play of the 'reclprocable cally keep the extent of its throw the same as the grease feeds.

It further-has for its object to provide means whereby the height of the grease in the cup can be ascertained without necessi-- tating the opening of the cup.

It further has for its object to provide autoniaticf means for keeping the grease acked under pressure.

It still further has for its object to pro vide a grase'cup which is simple, inexpen- I, LOUIS N. Vmcmi'r,

portion 7 in o Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug 22, 1916 Application filed March so, 1910. Serial in), sates..-

'witlithe greasereceptacle in section. Fig. 3 1s a central-vertical section.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Fig.2.

I v Fig 5 is a horizontal section on the line invention, such as will enable -others. killed 5 5'of-Fig. '2. Fig.5 is detail view of the'sleevel' c In the drawings which similar refereii'ce characters denote similar parts throughout the several views, 1 represents a collar formed at the end of a pitman 2 and havin an interiorly screwthreaded tubular socket or chamber 3 provided with an, outlet hole or passage 45, each of said parts heingof the usual well known. type.

'5 is the grease cup, shown cyiii'ldrical in form but which may beof any desired shape or 'form and"of.a. size to accommodate it to therequireme'nts'of use, which comprises a grease receptacle 6 having a lower tubular exteriorly screwthi'eaded portion 7 adapted to be screwed into the interiorly screwthreaded socket or chamber 3, an upper tubular dome" shaped portion 8 ha'ving a hole 9 at the a'pexof itsto'", and" an exterior hexagonal portion 10, a apted for-the application of a 'wrenchfor other suitable tool when it isdesired to insert or remove the grease receptacle. p I V The interior of thedome shaped portion 8 is made of less diameter than the lower .er to form a shoulder 11 designed to limit the upward movement of the follower andjcarry it down when the cup is being turned down onto its seat, there by forcingjgreaseonto the bearing.

A follower 12 is provided inside the receptacle having spring packing rings .13 for the purpose of -maintam1ng a tight joint be tween the follower and the receptacle and a 14 extends upwardl from the follower and through the ho e' 9 in the dome shaped portion 8 and is provided with a suitable screwthreaded nut 16.

A sleeve 17 is mounted on and surrounds the stem 14 of. the follower, its lower end contacting and resting on the top of the follower, and a weight 19 provided having a hole 20 therethrough by-which it isxmounted on the sleeve '17. The weight19 may be made in varying'sizes and shapes to 'suit different conditions of use. I A cup 18 is mounted on and surrounds the stem 14 of the follower. and normally rests I and constantly, or at all times, maintains a @cup 18. p If it uis desired to feed the grease when the cup is at rest it is only necessary to push tion on the stem of thewfollower.

spring pressure on the cup. 18 ,and the follower 12, thereby supplementing the pressure caused by the weightof the follower on the grease, but also serves as a yielding abutment for the weight 19 "during its opera-s The sleeve forms a'bearingsurface for the Weight 19 and being Jreadily removable can be'replaced bya new'sleeve when the old one becomes worn ozibroken and it also forms a stop to limit the downward movement of the or screw the cap downby hand which will cause the follower to bear onithe shoulder and move downward on the rease and cause it to be forced out of the out ethole into the bearingtobe lubricated. j

In operation ;the grease and'the followerare placed in the grease receptacle and as the grease cup is vibrated or. reciprocated,- by t e motion of the moving part of the machinery on which it is mounted, the weight is caused to reciprocate on-the sleeve between the follower and the cup and as it knocks against the follower it causes the grease to be expelled from the grease receptacle, by the downward pressure of the follower, and through the feed hole or channel of the grease cup.

I do not wish to be-understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construction and arrangement as' herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement in the adaptation of the device to various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and im-, provements. I therefore reserve the right. to all such "variations and modifications as properly fall -within the scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims. 4

What I claim is 1. In a, grease cupfa grease receptacle, a follower having a'sterp, atsleeve removably mounted on said stem, and a weight reciprocably mounted on said sleeve.

2.;In a grease cup, a grease receptacle, a follower havinga stem, a sleeve mounted on said stem and a weight reciprocably mounted on said I sleeve. v

Y 3.; Ina grease cup, agrease-receptacle, a

follower having astem, a sleeve nounted on said stem, a weight rec1procably mounted on said sleeve and means for limiting the movement 'of the weight.

' I 4 In a" greaseicup, a grease receptacle, a

follower having astem, a-- sleeve mounted on said stem, a weight reciprocablyl mounted on said sleeve and a'cup slidably mounted onthe stern of' the follower. p

5. In a grease cup, a grease receptacle,-a follower havi'ng astem, a sleeve mounted on f said stem, a: weight 'reciprocably mounted.

on said sleeve and means mounted onthe ment of the weight. g

stem of thefoll'ower for limiting the move- 6. 'In agrease-cu'p, a grease receptacle-a follower, havinga stem, a sleeve mounted on said stem, a wei ht'reciprocably mounted on said sleeve an meansmounted on the stem of the follower limiting the movement of the weight. and abutting against the sleeve on the. stem.

'7. In a'grease cup, a grease receptacle, a

follower having a stem, a sleeve mountedvon -said stem, a .v'v'ei ht-reciprocably mounted on said sleeve an spring controlled means mounted'on' the stemof the follower liiniting themovement' ofe' gtheweightjand- 'ahut 3 ,1001 8. Ina grease cup, a grease receptacle, a

ting against-Eithe sleeveon-the stem.

follower havin a stem,ja; weight and means on 'said stemi oi-amounting said weight'reciprocablyther'eon." I I. 7' 3 9.- In a grease-cup, a grease receptacle, a" fol-lowerhaving a stem,ja sleeve mountedon said stem, a weight reciprocably mounted on said sleeve and'an-abutment for said weight slidably mounted on said stem.

10. In a greasecup,'a grease receptacle, a

follower having.. a stem, a slidable xcup" mounted on said stem, a sleeve also mounted on" said stem between thefollower and cupand a reciprocable weight mounted on said sleeve.

11. Ina ease cu a. ease reee tacle,

a follower hi vin a stem, a slidable c ipand asleeve mounte on said stem andaweight designed to reciprocate on said sleeve and abut a inst the follo wcr and slidable cup, 12. n a grease cup, a grease receptacle made dome shaped, a follower therein hav-' ing a stem mounted in said dome, a sleeve mounted on said stem, a weight reci' ro cably mounted onsaid sleeve'and an a ut-' ment for said weight slidably mounted on said stem.

13. In a. grease cup, a receptacle,

14. In a, grease cup, a grease receptacle having a dome-shaped up er portion with a hole therein, an exterior y screwthreaded lower portion, a follower, a stem projecting from said follower through the hole in the dome-shaped upper portion, a sleeve and a. slidable cup mounted on said stem and a wei ht mounted on said sleeve and adapt- 15 ed to e reciprocated thereon.

In testimony-whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS N, VINCEF" Witnesses:

J. HEATON, S. E. JOHNSTON. 

